Nodes, Connections and Networker Figures

In I. Boldea (Ed.), Globalization and National Identity. Studies on the Strategies of Intercultural Dialogue (pp. 94-103). Tirgu Mures: Arhipelag XXI (2016)

10 Pages Posted: 29 Sep 2016

Date Written: 2016

Abstract

This study is circumscribed social network analysis and approaches the theme of elements and figures within social networks. The purpose of research is to clarify the factors of networked processes and make sense to based social network. The used method is one of meta analysis and comparison. Radiant core of human social network consists of actor and its relationships. In the network, the actor is understood as node and relationship as connection or contact. The bottom line is that beyond nods and contacts, a network, as a whole, presents several specific features: dimension, extension, radiality density, degree of connectivity, accessibility, ponderosity, grade, grouping coefficient, boldness, and length of path. The main contribution of the research is the delimitation of 10 categories of "networker figures"; the most important figures are: figured bridge, facilitator figured contractor figure, figure influencer, and gatekeeper figure.

Keywords: social network analysis, network, node, actor, connection, relationship, networker figures

Suggested Citation

Vlăduțescu, Ștefan, Nodes, Connections and Networker Figures (2016). In I. Boldea (Ed.), Globalization and National Identity. Studies on the Strategies of Intercultural Dialogue (pp. 94-103). Tirgu Mures: Arhipelag XXI (2016), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2842343

Ștefan Vlăduțescu (Contact Author)

University of Craiova ( email )

A. I. Cuza Street no. 13
Craiova, Dolj 200585
Romania
0251 414 398 (Phone)

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